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DEHRADUN: A study on impact of climate change in five villages of Uttarakhand and three villages in Himachal Pradesh will be conducted by Mountain Forum Himalayas (MFH) made up of six NGOs each from the

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shiv Singh & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 25/04/2018 regarding land acquisition proceedings initiated by the state

Taking a serious note of forest encroachments, the HP High Court has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to evict those who had encroached more than 100 bighas. The SIT will

Hydropower generation in the country during April is nearly 20 per cent lower than planned , according to the latest data shared by the Ministry of Power. The worst hit is the Northern region where

MANALI: The green tax barrier of Manali, where all vehicles from outside Himachal Pradesh are required to pay fee to enter the town, will be made permanent. Earlier it was said the barrier was temporarily

NEW DELHI: With a number of government and local authorities issuing advisories and warnings over the weather conditions forecast for Tuesday, the regional Met office has asked people not to panic and

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: The Indian Express and the Tribune Dated 2nd May 2018 Regarding Kasauli Incident dated 09/05/2018 regarding unauthorized constructions in

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted a week’s time to Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete felling of the apple plants in the apple-belt of Shimla as part of a court-ordered drive

The Himachal Pradesh government today approved amendments in the hydro-power policy with a view to reviving 737 stalled projects of 5,500MW capacity and attracting investors for new projects. The state

Shimla: As experts shared a stage to discuss impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems, it emerged that it’s high time to come up with mitigation strategies to sustain livelihood of farmers in Himachal

Drone mapping of its precious forest wealth could be the answer to Himachal’s problem of illicit felling of trees, with the trial in two wards of Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) proving to be successful.

The recent report of water pollution reported from river Beas leading to the death of countless fishes and aquatic species in the river has raised serious concerns over the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded

As fires rage through pine forests, the Forest Department is hoping to combat the blaze with the help of pre-warning fire alerts for the next one week from the Forest Survey of India (FSI), a first of

The government is likely to order the closure of about 40 stone crushers in Kangra district and 60 in other parts of the state. The closure is being ordered as stone crusher owners are not paying penalty

CHANDIGARH: Patients coming to PGI’s emergency from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh had been prescribed antibiotics despite having no infection that required such treatment, according to a study

Flames raging for past three days | Tea gardens damaged | Strong winds add to woes Raging forest fires around Dharamsala for the past three days have caused a huge tree cover loss, besides destroying

The helicopters lifted water from Sukhna lake and did a firefighting operation for hours till the ground staff were sure that there was no threat to the installations. A MASSIVE forest fire that posed

The Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar Association and a number of other social and political organisations on Monday came out in support of Shimla residents who are facing acute water crisis for more than

The accentuating water crisis in Shimla, with water being distributed only once in eight days in most localities, points to the failure of Shimla Municipal Corporation and the state government to comprehend

The Queen of Hills is thirsty. Shimla faces a major shortage of water, much to the ire of the residents and the tourists who are making a beeline for one of the country’s most famous summer retreats.

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